English Explanatory Dictionary

dead wood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Matters or things that have become unnecessary or otherwise useless; bloat, dead weight.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, wood.

Pronunciation

en-au-dead wood.ogg

Word forms

dead wood

Related words

chainsaw consultant clean house deadwood

Derived words

put the dead wood on
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